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CICF Signature Sale 3032 10-12 April 2014
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MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 170-150 BC. AR tetradrachm (29mm, 16.73 gm, 12h). Head of Persephone - Kore Soteira right, wearing oak wreath / Club left; KYZI-KHNΩN above and below; monogram at top and bottom; all within oak wreath. Von Fritze II 33. SNG France 451. SNG von Aulock 1232 (this coin). Weber 5042 (same dies). Extremely rare stephanophoric issue! A few scattered surface marks, otherwise a nicely toned Good Very Fine. Ex Roger Liles Collection (CNG 94, 18 September 2013), lot 95; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Sotheby's New York, 21 June 1990), lot 467.In Greek mythology, Persephone, also called Kore, is the daughter of Zeus and the harvest-goddess Demeter, and queen of the underworld.
Estimate: 2000-2800 USD
MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 170-150 BC. AR tetradrachm (29mm, 16.73 gm, 12h). Head of Persephone - Kore Soteira right, wearing oak wreath / Club left; KYZI-KHNΩN above and below; monogram at top and bottom; all within oak wreath. Von Fritze II 33. SNG France 451. SNG von Aulock 1232 (this coin). Weber 5042 (same dies). Extremely rare stephanophoric issue! A few scattered surface marks, otherwise a nicely toned Good Very Fine. Ex Roger Liles Collection (CNG 94, 18 September 2013), lot 95; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Sotheby's New York, 21 June 1990), lot 467.In Greek mythology, Persephone, also called Kore, is the daughter of Zeus and the harvest-goddess Demeter, and queen of the underworld.
Estimate: 2000-2800 USD